Alcorani Textus Universus – Ludovicus Marraccio – 1698 | Refuting of Islam & Quran

Prodromus ad Refutationem Alcoran by Ludovico Marracci was a 1698 polemical Christian work intended to expose the errors of Islam from a Catholic standpoint. Marracci worked as an Oriental scholar and Arabic professor, though, as a Catholic and member of the Order of the Clerics Regular, he was not defending the Quran but rather refuting its claimed merit. Prodromus offered not only translations of the Quran, but added commentary so that Christians could better understand it and be better equipped to defend the Christian faith and discredit Islamic teaching.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Alcorani textus universus : ex correctioribus Arabum exemplaribus summa fide atque pulcherrimis characteribus descriptus eademque fide ac pari diligentia ex Arabico idiomate in Latinum translates… Prodromus Ad Refutationem Alcoran
• Author(s): Ludovicus Marraccio
• Publisher: Patavii, ex Typographia Seminarii
• Edition: First Edition. 1698.
• Format: Folio, single volume
• Binding: Hardcover
• Size:  14.5 in x 10.25 in (36.8 cm x 26 cm)
• Collation: [10], 45, [2], 46, [2], 81, [3], 94, [9], 126, [3]
• Illustrations:
• Contents Include:
  • “Prodromus ad Refutationem Alcoran”
  • A life of Muhammed
  • Latin translation of passages of the Quran
  • Commentary aimed at disproving Islam, the Quran, and Muhammed

Condition:

The original hardcover binding shows visible stains and rubbing. Interior pages remain intact, and the text block is strong. Signs of aging are present but the volume is complete and structurally sound.

Why Collect This?

• Early Latin translation of the Quran with Arabic text
• Marraccio’s work as a Catholic Arabic scholar
• Large folio format uncommon for religious polemics

Item Number: # 29194